Updated October 26, 2015. Understanding the cause, or spread, of any type of disease is important. Experts do not believe that autoimmune diseases are contagious, or spread to others like a bacterial or viral infection. These disorders are not related to AIDS, nor are they are a type of cancer.
Abstract. Twenty-seven of 42 patients with motor neuron disease had significant pain. The nature and duration of the pain are described along with an illustrative case-report. The aetiology and most effective treatment of this common complication of motor neuron disease remain unclear.wenty-seven of 42 patients with motor neuron disease had significant pain. The nature and duration of the pain are described along with an illustrative case-report.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Motor neurone disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to decreased control of muscle movement and eventually paralysis. Symptoms can be mild at first and a tendency to drop things is often one of the first signs of the condition to develop.ome estimates suggest that around 1 in 5 patients survive for 5 years after diagnosis and 1 in 10 survive for 10 years after diagnosis. One of the most well known survivors who has lived with this disease for more than four decades is Professor Stephen Hawking.